Peppermint Swirl Minnie Mouse Cupcakes
Bring a little Disney magic to the kitchen with these Peppermint Swirl Minnie Mouse Cupcakes made from scratch with fondant ears and peppermint frosting!
Ingredients
Fondant Ears & Bow Ingredients
- 1 package of white fondant
- 1 package of green fondant
- 1 Wilton fondant bow mold
- 1 mini circle fondant cutter
- 1 package of edible markers Make sure there is a red edible marker
Vanilla Cupcake Ingredients
- 1 box of French vanilla cake mix
- 3 large eggs room temp
- ½ cup unsalted sweet cream butter softened
- 1 cup whole milk
Peppermint Frosting Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup unsalted sweet cream butter softened
- 4 ½ cup powdered sugar
- 5-7 tbsp heavy whipping cream
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
Will Also Need
- 1 large piping bag with large star tip
- 1 container Wilton candy cane sprinkles
- 2 containers crushed peppermint candy
- Christmas cupcake liners
- Cupcake pan
Instructions
Fondant Minnie Mouse Ears & Bow (make night before)
- Sprinkle some powder sugar onto a cutting board.
- Roll out the white fondant into ¼ inch thickness and cut out 48 circles of the white fondant for the ears and set aside to dry out overnight.
- Powder your hands with powder sugar and mold the green fondant into a ball. Pinch off 1 teaspoon size ball of fondant and press it into the larger bow size mold.
- Make 22 bows then set aside to dry out overnight.
Next Day
- Using the red edible marker, draw out the lines of a peppermint candy. Color in the the lines of the candy to make the circles appear like a peppermint candy.
Vanilla Cupcakes
- Preheat oven to 350 and line a cupcake pan with the cupcake liners.
- In a medium bowl, beat the cake mix, eggs, butter and milk until smooth and combined. Fill cupcake liners ¾ of the way full.
- Bake in the oven for about 21 minutes. Pull out the cupcakes and allow to cool before frosting.
Peppermint Frosting
- Using a standing mixer combine the butter, powdered sugar, heavy whipping cream, peppermint and mix on medium speed until combined and smooth.
- Scoop the frosting into the piping bag.
- Mix the peppermint candy and candy cane sprinkles in a medium bowl.
Decorating the Cupcakes
- Using the piping bag, pipe a thick wall of frosting around the edge of the cupcakes. Coat the frosting in the candy cane sprinkle mixture.
- Pipe a dollop of frosting into the middle. Carefully place a green bow in the center of the frosting. Carefully place two peppermint pinwheel ears on the sides of the bow.
- Enjoy!
Notes
Make sure to make the fondant ears and bows the night before you make the cupcakes so they have plenty of time to dry and harden.
